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Updated March 4, 1998 12:01 a.m. ET

From "Simply Speaking" pages 17 and 18:

Clinton's biggest problem as a speaker is that he rarely says anything that is intellectually interesting, that is genuinely deep and thoughtful. He has the intensity of a deep and thoughtful person. It's slightly disorienting for his listeners. They will walk away saying, "That was good," but if you ask them what he said they don't know. Accolades like this have no shelf life, which Clinton seems to perceive, which is why he's always trying to prove himself--over...